| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 235 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Translations from the Asian classics
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Translations from the Asian classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228). |
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Shiramine -- The chrysanthemum vow -- The reed-choked house -- The carp of my dreams -- The owl of the three jewels -- The kibitsu cauldron -- A serpent's lust -- The blue hood -- On poverty and wealth. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu. The title Ugetsu monogatari (literally ""rain-moon tales"") alludes to the belief that mysterious beings appear on cloudy, rainy nights and in mornings with a lingering moon. In ""Shiramine, "" the ve. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subject |
Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809 -- Translations into English.
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Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809. |
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Electronic books.
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Translations.
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Novels.
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Novels.
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| Added Author |
Chambers, Anthony H. (Anthony Hood)
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| Added Title |
Ugetsu monogatari. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81134413
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809. Ugetsu monogatari. English. Tales of moonlight and rain. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007 0231139128 0231511248 (DLC) 2006015127 (OCoLC)68416879 |
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9780231511247 (electronic book) |
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0231511248 (electronic book) |
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0231139128 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780231139120 |
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